Protecting device for curbs and the like.



W. E. FICKLEN. PROTECTING DEVICE FOR CURBS AND THE LIKE. APPLICATIONFILED JUNE 7. 1912. RENEWED SEPT. 12. 1913.

Patented Oct. 24, 1916.

WITNESSES- ATTORNEY wrnmam E. rIcKLEn, or-nnw YORK, n. Y.

PROTECTING DEVICE FOR CURBS AND THE LIKE.

T allwkom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. EI KLEN, a citizen of the United States,residlng at New York city, county of New York, and State of New 'York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Protecting Devicesfor Curbs and the like, of which the following is a specification. Myinvention relates to improvements in protecting devices or nosings forcurbs, gutters, crossing blocks, .expanslon )1IltS 1n concrete roadways,and the llke.

An object of the present inventlon is to provide a nosing or protector,for the purdrawlngs,

poses stated, of such construction as to be anchored at unusual dept-hm-the concrete or artificial conglomerate, forming the curb or block,and in which the anchoring means is integral with the rest of thestructure, so as to remain connected therewith, no matter, to what blowsor stresses the nosing is subjected under trafiic.

Another object of the invention is to havethe protector of such designas to be capable of cheap construction, and also to be of such design asto be readily and accurately set into the unset concrete or othermastic. A further object of the invention is to provide a nosing orprotector which, 1n combination with the features above mentioned,"maybe constructed to present a tough, non-slipping surface to trafiic.

Other features of the invention will appear upon reference to theaccompanying in which a short length of the protectors is shownin'perspective.

Referring to the drawings, the two wings of the protector or nosing areshown at 1 and 2. Ordinarily the protector is so ositioned in theconcrete that wing 1 lies ush with the top surface of the paving blockor curb, and wing 2 flush with the vertical face of the block or curb.If the occasion demands, however, the. protector may be so Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented ct.24, 1916. Renewed September 12, 1913. Serial No. 789,544.

the wings are so out To form the tongues,

before being turned out,

that the tongues, extend lengthwise The tongues may sired length; and vmay therefore be secured without necessi: tating any, specialattachments to the bar. The cuts are preferably made as near the outeredges of the wings as practicable so that the tongues stamped from onewing may lie at some depth in the concrete below or behind the otherwing. The tongues are also preferably shaped to have hooks 5 at theirdistal ends. Preferably also,'particularly where great depth ofanchorage is desired, the tongues are turned to a position at rightangles to the wing from which they are formed, and when so positioned,those on one wingare disposed atright angles to those on the other wing.N o matter, therethus .be made of any deor to move it sidewise, there isalways one set of tongues which lie practically crosswise to thedirection of stress, at some distance from the surface toward whichthere is a tendency to move the bar, and another set of tongues disposedmore nearl in the line of the attempted movement, wlth such deepanchorage as effectively to assist the first set to resist displacementof the bar, and to prevent cracking of the concrete along the plane ofthe first set. In resisting movements in directions oblique to thesurfaces, both sets of tongues have in part the same functions; and thisis likewise the case when the bar is so struck or pressed upon as totend to move it longitudinally. If the tongues are disposed at otherthan right angles to the wings from which they are formed,.then bothsets will always be in part crosswise to any direction of attemptedmovement; but the same depth of anchorage from the surface will not beobtained unless the tongues are made longer.

In order to avoid slipping of horses, skidding, etc., the bar is soconstructed that long continuous metallic surfaces will not be presentedat the surface of the pavement when .of the bar or protector.

any depth of anchoragethe bar is used for expansion joints or roadcrossings. The concrete which fills the openings '6, formed in turningout the tongues, may serve more or less to break the continuity of themetallic surface and to provide a grip for traflic. Unless, however, thetongues are near together, it is adcontinuous non-slipping surface atthe top of the bar, by reason of the concrete which fills theseopenings. The lips 8 serve as additional anchoring means, beingparticularly useful in resisting longitudinal displacements. Theopenings 6 and 7 are furthe'rmore important in setting the bar into theconcrete. The bar may be positioned in the concrete, either by forcingthe bar into the unset concrete, or by holding the bar stationary whilethe concrete is flooded against it and under-its horizontal wing.

1 It is extremely desirable to have the concrete finally in actualcontact with the bar at all points of the inner surface of the wings 1and 2. The holes 6 and 7 permit the workman to see the level of theconcrete below the horizontal wing l, and thus to determine when theconcrete properly engages the bar. If the bar and concrete be forcedtogether sufficiently, the concrete will ooze through the openings 6 and'7 and thus automatically indicate the correct setting of the bar. a

The structure shown in the drawings is susceptible of variousmodifications within the scope of the invention, particularly in respectof the shape and disposition of the anchoring tongues, and surfaceopenings.

What I claim is:

1. An edge protector consisting of a bar which is angle shaped in crosssection, thereby comprising two longitudinal sections, said bar havinganchor members out from each section, said anchor members being bentaway from said sections, the anchor members of one section extendingparallel to the surface of the other section.

2. An edge protector comprising a bar which is angle shaped in crosssection, whereby said bar is composed .of two longitudinal sections,said sections each having anchor members cut therefrom along linesextending longitudinally of said bar, said members being bent away fromsaid sections, the members of one section extending parallel to theother section. 3. An edge protector comprising a bar which is angleshaped in cross .section, whereby said bar is composed of twolongitudinal sections, said sections each having 1 anchor members outtherefrom along lines extending longitudinally of said bar, said membersbeing bent away from said sections, the members of one section extendingparallel to the other section, said members being hook shaped at theirouter ends.

Signed by me at New York city, N. Y., this 31st day of May, 1912.

WILLIAM E. FICKLEN. Witnesses:

MARTHA ZITZMAN, G. H. D. Fos'rER.

